Small-market teams like Nashville can claim legitimate contender status too, even and especially coming out of the league's toughest division. Los Angeles highlighted how much parity exists in the NHL by winning the Stanley Cup as a No. Those just don't exist in today's NHL that has produced nine different champions in the nine most recent finals. He doesn't even need to bolt to a powerhouse dynasty. Suter does not need to join forces with other league stars to win a championship. They even knocked off Detroit-one of Suter's strongest suitors-along the way. Nashville's playoff run proved that the Predators can compete for hockey's ultimate prize. Ryan Suter is expected to seek out a Stanley Cup contender this summer. Suter won't find that kind of an atmosphere in hockey-crazed towns like Pittsburgh, Detroit or even Minneapolis. "The laid-back nature of playing a majority of games in Western Conference markets-many of which aren’t nearly as rabid as Eastern Conference teams-fits his personality." "Suter is a midwest guy who likes the anonymity of playing in Nashville," Copper writes. Tennessean Predators Insider Josh Cooper gives us some more insight, this time on how the low-key persona of the leagues most sought after blue-liner fits perfectly in his current NHL home. His agent Neil Sheehy-who also wants to avoid a " dog and pony show"-will be at his office in International Falls, Minn. Suter will instead relax at his farm outside Madison, Wisc. In fact, he doesn't even want to meet with the teams pursuing him. The high-priced defenseman doesn't want to make a spectacle of his free agency. Suter's impressive list of suitors indicates that he is well above your average NHL player. The rest of an athlete's life comes into play too. Free agent decisions aren't always made completely in context of a sport. The Predators are the best team for Ryan Suter because Nashville is the best city for him.įans sometimes forget that big-time professional athletes are still humans.
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